IPL 2026 Purple Cap, Full List: Kagiso Rabada Leads Wicket-Takers’ Leaderboard After Today’s Qualifier 2 Between GT And RR
GT’s Kagiso Rabada currently holds the Purple Cap, awarded to the top wicket-taker in the IPL: here’s the updated table after the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 between GT and RR.
IPL 2026 Purple Cap holder: Updated full list
Kagiso Rabada of the Gujarat Titans took the Purple Cap off RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Jofra Archer of the Rajasthan Royals remained in third place.
Updated after Qualifier 2: GT vs RR
| Player | Team | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | GT | 28 | 9.43 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 26 | 8.00 |
| Jofra Archer | RR | 25 | 9.31 |
| Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 21 | 10.52 |
| Eshan Malinga | SRH | 20 | 9.33 |
| Rashid Khan | GT | 19 | 9.29 |
| Kartik Tyagi | KKR | 18 | 9.76 |
| Mohammed Siraj | GT | 18 | 9.06 |
| Jason Holder | GT | 17 | 7.54 |
| Prince Yadav | LSG | 16 | 8.82 |
| Rasikh Salam | RCB | 16 | 9.73 |
| Prasidh Krishna | GT | 16 | 10.52 |
Who won the Purple Cap last year?
Gujarat Titans fast bowler Prasidh Krishna was the top wicket-taker last season, finishing with 25 in 15 games. He maintained an economy rate under 8.5 per over as well, and helped his side to the playoffs, even as they were eliminated by Mumbai Indians.
Most wickets in an IPL season
| Player | Inns | Wickets | BBI | Avg | Econ | 4WIs | 5WIs | Season |
| Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 18 | 32 | 4-42 | 15.53 | 7.95 | 1 | 0 | 2013 |
| Harshal Patel (RCB) | 15 | 32 | 5-27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kagiso Rabada (DC) | 17 | 30 | 4-24 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 2 | 0 | 2020 |
| Lasith Malinga (MI) | 16 | 28 | 5-13 | 13.39 | 5.95 | 0 | 1 | 2011 |
| James Faulkner (RR) | 16 | 28 | 5-16 | 15.25 | 6.75 | 0 | 2 | 2013 |
| Mohammed Shami (GT) | 17 | 28 | 4-11 | 18.64 | 8.03 | 2 | 0 | 2023 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | 15 | 27 | 4-14 | 14.96 | 6.73 | 2 | 0 | 2020 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 17 | 27 | 5-40 | 19.51 | 7.75 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 17 | 27 | 4-30 | 20.44 | 8.23 | 1 | 0 | 2023 |
| Mohit Sharma (GT) | 14 | 27 | 5-12 | 13.37 | 8.17 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 16 | 26 | 3’22 | 16.38 | 8.14 | 0 | 0 | 2015 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 14 | 26 | 5’19 | 14.19 | 7.05 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
| Imran Tahir (CSK) | 17 | 26 | 4-12 | 16.57 | 6.69 | 2 | 0 | 2019 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB) | 16 | 26 | 5-18 | 16.53 | 7.54 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
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